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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and most influential civil rights organization representing African-Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people." The NAACP is run nationally by a 64-member board of directors led by a chairman. The board elects one person as the president and chief executive officer for the organization. Departments within the NAACP govern its activities and oversee local chapters. Previously based in New York, the organization moved its headquarters to Baltimore in 1986. NAACP leaders announced their intention in 2006 to relocate to Washingt...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the nation's oldest and most influential civil rights organization representing African-Americans. Its name, retained in accord with tradition, is one of the last surviving uses of the term "colored people." The NAACP is run nationally by a 64-member board of directors led by a chairman. The board elects one person as the president and chief executive officer for the organization. Departments within the NAACP govern its activities and oversee local chapters. Previously based in New York, the organization moved its headquarters to Baltimore in 1986. NAACP leaders announced their intention in 2006 to relocate to Washington, D.C. A year later those plans were put on hold because of lackluster fundraising. During the 1990s, the NAACP struggled with financial problems, leading to the dismissal of two top officials -- the Rev. Benjamin Chavis as executive director and William Gibson as board chairman. Bruce S. Gordon became the group's president and chief executive officer in 2005 following the resignation of Kweisi Mfume, a former five-term Democratic Congressman from Maryland who had headed the organization for nine years. Gordon resigned in March 2007. Civil rights movement activist and former Georgia state representative Julian Bond remains as chairman.
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NYC Hispanic rights group's links to Sotomayor fodder for GOP criticism before hearings
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Cesar Perales has fought his share of critics over the years, in legal battles for minorities denied jobs, bilingual classes in schools and more Latino police officers. But none of those efforts compares with the tempest his...Tags: Mitch McConnell, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Laws, Punishment, Employees
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Debate over state's official name _ linked to slavery _ divides Rhode Islanders
Associated Press WriterPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — George Lima is offended by his state's full official name, and he wants it shortened. "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" reminds him of the racial prejudice he encountered as a black man in the U.S....Tags: Racism, National or Ethnic Minorities, Civil Rights, World War II (1939-1945), Symptoms
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Sports still a player in Confederate flag dispute
AP Sports WriterCollege sports continues to be one of the main vehicles used by the NAACP in its decade-long boycott of the Confederate flag in South Carolina. The Palmetto State has lost millions in potential revenue and prestige that comes with hosting marquee NCAA...Tags: Jackie Robinson, University of Central Florida, Awards and Prizes, SEC, Multi-Sport Events
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Camp says private Montco pool turned away minority children
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-- Members and officials of a private swimming pool here reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return and pulling other kids out of the water, a day camp director said, and the state is investigating. The Creative Steps...Tags: Racism, Arlen Specter, Dining and Drinking, Children, Discrimination
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Swim club faces probe
Associated PressHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. -- Members and officials of a private swimming pool in a predominantly white Philadelphia suburb reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return and pulling other kids out of the water, a day camp...Tags: Arlen Specter, Children, Dining and Drinking, Minority Groups, Television Industry
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NAACP centennial celebration attracting young people from across the country
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) — For 23-year-old Demar Lamont Roberts, the NAACP Centennial Convention is like celebrating the election of Barack Obama all over again. So the recent South Carolina State grad is going all-out for the convention here, which starts on...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, People, Barack Obama, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Colleges and Universities
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Camp director says Philly-area pool turned away minority children; legal action considered
Associated Press WriterHUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa. (AP) — Members and officials of a private swimming pool in a predominantly white Philadelphia suburb reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return and pulling other kids out of the water, a...Tags: Racism, Arlen Specter, Children, Dining and Drinking, Discrimination
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Camp: Private Pa. pool turned away minority kids
Members and officials of a private swimming pool in a predominantly white Philadelphia suburb reacted to a visiting group of minority children by asking them not to return and pulling other kids out of the water, a day camp director said, and the state is...Tags: Racism, Arlen Specter, Dining and Drinking, Children, Discrimination
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White firefighter whose discrimination claim Sotomayor rejected to testify against her
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans will use next week's high-profile Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to raise concerns about her record on race, gun rights and abortion while Democrats work to defend President Barack Obama's...Tags: Racism, Mitch McConnell, Gun Control, Discrimination, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Prayer service held for teen shot in Brentwood park
Special to NewsdayThe Bautista family has prayed for a miracle since last month when Wilson Bautista Jr. was shot in the eye while playing hoops in a Brentwood park. Wednesday the Bautistas weren't alone. Just steps from where Wilson, 13, was shot on the night of June 15...Tags: Long Island, Central Islip
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ACC tourney moved over flag dispute
Associated PressUnresolved disputes concerning the Confederate flag have led the Atlantic Coast Conference to move three future baseball tournaments out of South Carolina. League officials said Monday that the ACC instead will hold its championship in Durham, N.C., in...Tags: Human Rights
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Suspect in girl's shooting was monitored
The teenage boy accused of firing the errant shot that critically injured a 5-year-old girl had cut off an electronic home monitoring bracelet mandated by the state after he pleaded guilty to a juvenile charge, The Baltimore Sun has learned.
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